Heh, reminds me of when as a newb I spent quite some time trying to sneak to Jen-Laï research center, because it's name and position made me think I'd find a Goo research center there. I was dissapointed :P
The old lore does specifically say the Karavan forbid homins from gaining certain knowledge while the Kami had no such restrictions, but judging from recent events they're mostly letting go of that in favor of equal faction opportunities.
You've got to remember, the old lore clearly had the Karavan as the evil faction, and over time they've tried to move away from the good vs evil faction towards two equally morally ambiguous factions.
The old lore does specifically say the Karavan forbid homins from gaining certain knowledge while the Kami had no such restrictions, but judging from recent events they're mostly letting go of that in favor of equal faction opportunities.
You've got to remember, the old lore clearly had the Karavan as the evil faction, and over time they've tried to move away from the good vs evil faction towards two equally morally ambiguous factions.